Where do you buy inexpensive CD's?

afterburnt

Does anyone buy them anymore? Amazon is where I buy most of my stuff but their pricing is weird, it changes almost daily! Their selection is not the best for less popular things.

jeremymarcinko

I buy most of mine preowned from fye or half price books.

MrBuhl

Mostly Goodwills, Thrift Stores, and yard sales around here. On a good day at a Thrift they can be four for a dollar - .25 cents each - but you have to look at them all, and titles are obviously spotty.

gudnoyez

I've bought lots off CD Now (Amazon) they are priced fair plus you get a lot of free downloads to the cloud, Best Buy.com, Craigslist, Used CD sections at your local record store, yard sales and some of the best deals right out of Club Polks for sale section.

gudnoyez

I forgot the Borders Book Store in the mall has lots of selections for $5, and the $5 bin at Wal-Mart also has a good selection.

cnh

You can't beat the Goodwill prices. And you're often surprised, the best stuff is almost in pristine condition, sometimes. Also, a good place to donate your old stock?

whgarrett1394

I buy from local used record stores, the Goodwill, Half Price Books, Amazon, and Ebay.

hochpt21

My closest local has her used cd's set at $5 which I think is high for this area.

The town over has them for $2 which I think is low for this area.

I'd say $3.50 would be a good price:)

drumminman

Borders ? I thought they went Chapter 7. I buy from importcds.com. Decent shipping prices, good selection, quick delivery.

Also from used book stores, WalMart $5 bin.

btown1985

Man, I need to check out yard sales and Goodwill. Thank for the heads up!

btown1985

I swear I've seen importcds as a seller on amazon for used items?

whgarrett1394

one of the companies i buy from on Ebay is imports_cds something something.

drumminman

btown1985 wrote: »

I swear I've seen importcds as a seller on amazon for used items?

They may do that. They sell new stuff, including dvd's and blu rays, from their own website: http://www.importcds.com/

gudnoyez

drumminman wrote: »

Borders ? I thought they went Chapter 7.

You are correct Borders did close, I meant Barnes & Nobles they have quite a selection of titles under $5 stuff you don't see anywhere else.

gdb

Not necessarily cheap but, if you want something that's a little out of the mainstream, CD Baby is a good place to look.

http://www.cdbaby.com/

StantonZ

Half-Price Books, eBay, Amazon (new and used)

btown1985

Great info, thanks again guys!

lunazul

Buybacks local stores (yourbuybacks.com) is a favorite, Goodwill, some pawn shops will still carry some stock

afterburnt

Nice score at Goodwill today I found a Hillary James & Bob James cd today new in the wrapper for $1.99. I looked it up on Amazon and they want like $39 for it! I never heard of it but I like Bob James so I am sure I will get my $1.99's worth out of it. Thanks for the heads up.

afterburnt

nbrowser wrote: »

Local stores can be a treasure trove of deals, got this brand new today for $5, pays to look on the sales racks actually.

nb can I borrow that, I have that on my "get list" lol

afterburnt

ok I will give you $5.99 and pay the shipping?

afterburnt

afterburnt wrote: »

Nice score at Goodwill today I found a Hillary James & Bob James cd today new in the wrapper for $1.99. I looked it up on Amazon and they want like $39 for it! I never heard of it but I like Bob James so I am sure I will get my $1.99's worth out of it. Thanks for the heads up.

Turns out to be maybe maybe a litte poppy? But a great album. Not pop like the crap that we are inundated with. This is a nice album.

PSOVLSK

Never thought of looking at Goodwill until this thread. I stopped by on Saturday and picked up 7 CD's (after fighting through every known variety of CD, CD-ROM, video game, etc.). No prices anywhere to be found and not any CD I can't live without, but I figured I'd give $3 each and be happy. More than that and I might have to put a couple back on the shelf. I get to the checkout and ask how much they cost and was shocked at the answer...25 cents each. I embarrassingly whip out the credit card since I had no cash and pay $1.75 for my CD's. Sadly, the price went up to almost 30 cents each when I got home and discovered one of the cases has no CD (I know, rookie move not to check at the store.)

Lisa Loeb: Firecracker
Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path
Cowboy Mouth: Word of Mouth
10,000 Maniacs: In My Tribe
A Tribe Called Quest: The Anthology
Forrest Gump Soundtrack

How's that for a varied selection?

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Now price the used vinyl on those. You did well Grasshopper.

PSOVLSK wrote: »

Never thought of looking at Goodwill until this thread. I stopped by on Saturday and picked up 7 CD's (after fighting through every known variety of CD, CD-ROM, video game, etc.). No prices anywhere to be found and not any CD I can't live without, but I figured I'd give $3 each and be happy. More than that and I might have to put a couple back on the shelf. I get to the checkout and ask how much they cost and was shocked at the answer...25 cents each. I embarrassingly whip out the credit card since I had no cash and pay $1.75 for my CD's. Sadly, the price went up to almost 30 cents each when I got home and discovered one of the cases has no CD (I know, rookie move not to check at the store.)

Lisa Loeb: Firecracker
Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path
Cowboy Mouth: Word of Mouth
10,000 Maniacs: In My Tribe
A Tribe Called Quest: The Anthology
Forrest Gump Soundtrack

How's that for a varied selection?

MrBuhl

PSOVLSK wrote: »

Never thought of looking at Goodwill until this thread.

(I know, rookie move not to check at the store.)

Lisa Loeb: Firecracker
Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path
Cowboy Mouth: Word of Mouth
10,000 Maniacs: In My Tribe
A Tribe Called Quest: The Anthology
Forrest Gump Soundtrack

How's that for a varied selection?

Nice selection! Yea - I've made that mistake myself, twice! Which is pretty sad. Not anymore though. Also pays to look at each disc, some can be pretty abused. That being said, I've picked up some great titles, and a few treasures including a (Robert Fripp) "definitive" remastered King Crimson "Court of the Crimson King" as well as a Genesis original master recording of Abacab all for $3.